Meaning & use
afterbirth
The placenta and membranes expelled from the uterus after a baby is born.
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The nurse examined the afterbirth to make sure it had been fully delivered.
Some cultures have traditional rituals for burying the afterbirth after a birth.
A note on using this word
Afterbirth delivery is the third stage of labor, following the birth of the baby itself.
Words with a similar meaning
placenta
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